St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB2 2JR
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Local ranking11th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1230
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 24 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 256
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1312
- Boys
- 648 (52%)
- Girls
- 595 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1230 (101% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.5%
- EAL
- 65.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 17.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,202/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 43.8%
- White British: 18.5%
- Asian Indian: 12.2%
- White Other: 6.0%
- Other: 4.3%
- Asian Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.6%
43.8%
Asian Pakistani
18.5%
White British
12.2%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140879
- UKPRN
- 10045953
- Establishment No.
- 4048
- Trust
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
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